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Mandela comfortable in hospital: South Africa By Shafiek Tassiem PRETORIA | Sun Dec 9, 2012 7:48am EST (Reuters) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela spent a second day in a Pretoria military hospital on Sunday for medical tests and the government said the anti-apartheid leader's...

U.S. drone strike kills another al Qaeda commander in Pakistan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan | Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:53am EST (Reuters) - A U.S. drone attack killed a senior al Qaeda commander in Pakistan's northwest on Sunday, military intelligence officials said, the second militant leader to be...

12/9/12 3:07 PM Syrian rebels elect new military commander AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebel groups have chosen a former officer to head a new Islamist-dominated command, in a Western-backed effort to put the opposition's house in order as President Bashar al-Assad's army takes hits that could...

Mass gay weddings, now legal, expected in Washington state JONATHAN KAMINSKY, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2012 01:05 PM EST | UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2012 01:39 PM EST Jeri Andrews (L), 43, and Amy Andrews 33, hold up their marriage license in Seattle, Washington...

U.S. Secret Service probed over lost computer files REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2012 11:46 AM EST | UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2012 11:58 AM EST Secret Service agents stand by the presidential limo as U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) greets supporters upon...

Controversial Hong Kong tycoon tells of his rocky road Staff Reporter 2012-12-05 08:47 Albert Yeung is the founder and chairman of Emperor Group. (File photo/CNS) Albert Yeung, the founder and chairman of Emperor Group, one of the most powerful conglomerates in Hong Kong, is a controversial...

Human flesh search accuses Chongqing official of lewd photo romp Staff Reporter 2012-12-05 16:44 One of the offending photographs. (Internet photo) Photographs of a man dressed in a public servant's uniform cavorting with a naked woman in a hotel room have gone viral on China's internet...

Nanjing University teacher brings out the big guns Staff Reporter 2012-12-06 11:34 They've fired them on Counter Strike but Mr Wu teaches his students about real AK-47 and M-16 rifles. (Internet photo) For once, guns in the classroom have proven to be a good thing, at least according to a...

NPC deputy suspended amid rape allegations Shanghai Daily, December 4, 2012 A lawmaker and businessman in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province who is accused of raping a pregnant TV anchorwoman was yesterday suspended from his posts for "discipline violations," Xinhua news agency reported...

Heilongjiang TV presenter tells of 15-year sexual blackmail ordeal Staff Reporter 2012-12-07 14:20 Wang Dechun was called the "First Beauty of Shuangcheng" in her heyday. (Internet photo) After Wang Dechun, a former TV presenter in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, used her real...

Dissidents blast awarding of Nobel prize to Mo Yan, a 'supporter of censorship' Lin Hsin-yi and Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 13:46 Dissident Chinese writer Liao Yiwu. (File photo/China Times) As Chinese writer Mo Yan arrived in Stockholm to receive his Nobel prize in literature, Liao Yiwu, a...

Wealthy Chinese binge buying NZ real estate, locals anxious Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 17:23 Auckland's Chinese community celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2009. (Photo/Xinhua) China's wealthy are hurriedly buying up real estate in New Zealand at inflated prices...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visits Acer and Asus Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 16:52 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (Internet photo) Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's visit to Taiwanese technology leaders Acer and Asus has fueled speculation as rumors circulate that the US software giant will expand...

Internet crusaders force accountability on China's officials Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 09:13 China's officials are increasingly being held to account by the power of the internet. (Photo/Xinhua) A number of officials have been removed from their posts due to corruption or...

Internet crusaders force accountability on China's officials Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 09:13 China's officials are increasingly being held to account by the power of the internet. (Photo/Xinhua) A number of officials have been removed from their posts due to corruption or...

More Chinese turning to pawnbrokers for their luxury fix Staff Reporter 2012-12-08 12:24 A pawnbroker in Beijing. (Internet photo) Pawn shops are becoming an increasingly attractive option for fashion conscious Chinese seeking imported designer goods, our Chinese-language sister paper Want...

Taiwan Diaoyu Islands Essay Contest Winner Ridiculed Online by Stuart Dingle on Thursday, December 6, 2012 Earlier this summer, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry held an essay competition inviting students and the public to offer their thoughts on and suggestions for resolving the contentious...

Migrant Worker Dies After Lying on Street for Over 20 Days by Peter Barefoot on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 From Sina: Zhengzhou Health Bureau Responds to Migrant Worker Dying on the Street: He Refused Medical Treatment According to a Henan Business Daily report on December 1, at noon on...

6 Government Buildings in Wuxi that Look Like the US Capitol by Peter Barefoot on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 From NetEase: 6 Buildings Similar to the “United States Capitol Building” Appear in Wuxi Recently, a netizen revealed that in Jiangsu Province Wuxi City there are least 6...

Eight police injured as Northern Ireland riots spread By Ian Graham BELFAST | Sat Dec 8, 2012 6:31am EST (Reuters) - At least eight police officers were injured in Northern Ireland overnight in riots provoked by a decision to remove the British flag from Belfast City Hall, and police warned...